What the Ship (Ep 104: The Maritime Day Edition) | Dali and Baltimore | US Ports | Red Sea

What the Ship (Episode 104) | MV Dali moved to Seagirt Terminal & Baltimore Channel Opened | US Ports | Red Sea | National Maritime Day in the United States
What's Going on With Shipping?
May 23, 2024
In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discusses the Top Maritime Stories as of May 22, 2024.
#supplychain #dali #baltimore #baltimorebridge #ports #maritimeday #maritime
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00:00 Introduction
00:42 1. Dali & Baltimore
Key Bridge Response 2024
www.keybridgeresponse2024.com/
Dali Refloated and Towed From Channel in Baltimore
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Navigation Restored
gcaptain.com/baltimore-bridge...
Deadrise Marine Photography
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07:50 2. United States Ports
Georgia Ports Set New Ro-Ro Cargo Record
gcaptain.com/georgia-ports-se...
Port of Los Angeles Reports Another Busy Month for Cargo Volumes
gcaptain.com/port-of-los-ange...
Oregon’s Port of Portland Gets State Funds to Maintain Container Ops
www.maritime-executive.com/ar...
Software Issue Causes South Carolina to Close Charleston and Inland Ports
www.maritime-executive.com/ar...
Biden Administration to Impose Tariffs on Chinese Ship-to-Shore Cranes Amid Security Concerns
gcaptain.com/biden-administra...
18:03 3. Houthi and the Red Sea
UN to Use US-Built Pier for Halted Gaza Aid Deliveries
gcaptain.com/un-to-use-us-bui...
U.S. Concerned Houthi Weapons Can Reach the Mediterranean Sea
gcaptain.com/u-s-concerned-ho...
IMF Portwatch
portwatch.imf.org/
27:00 4. National Maritime Day
National Maritime Day 2024
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[@OSUfan757]

You have no idea how grateful a lot of us are to you when you said “I’m a college professor. I believe in educating, not indoctrinating.” In today’s day and age, we need proper and professional educators!

[@jamesmisener3006]

I couldn't agree more. Cheers 🇨🇦

[@markbergthold6181]

Another awesome update - thank you for the global overview. As residents of Woodland WA we see ships at anchor during low tide & in transit during high as we cruise by on Interstate 5. The 100+yo drawbridge on the 5 needs to be replaced, I suspect you’re already following that. WA is doing several bridge repairs on the 5 this summer, huge impact to drivers.

[@Atmatan_Kabbaher]

I seriously love this channel so much.

[@StevenJackson-re6qm]

Best comment I will see on here. A great video, capped by that sentence.

[@wgowshipping]

Thank you all!

[@JAW1992]

"I believe in the idea of educating, not indoctrinating". 31:24 The world needs more people like you. As a source of news you give the simple respect to your viewers of disseminating information without political opinion or spin.

[@larryt4884]

By saying that the dear professor inadvertently revealed his party affiliation. ,😉

[@JAW1992]

@@larryt4884 I suppose the left is the party of indoctrinating ideology. Glad he's on our side😂😂

[@DocNo27]

@@larryt4884 The common sense party? Such things should be non partisan 🤪

[@larryt4884]

@@DocNo27 It should be, but is it?

[@janetphillips2875]

​@@larryt4884 too many professors are not educating. The student is indoctrinated but not even educated about the indoctrination they're being indoctrinated on, therefore they speak nonsense that doesnt offer many employment opportunities. ---- Dr. Jerard Tannebury

[@John-dm2ik]

I hope the Dali won't drop out of the news cycle and you will keep us updated on the unloading and repair. Thanks.

[@markbarnes2041]

I never realized how interesting shipping was😎😁🤪🇺🇸❤️❤️❤️❤️ until I found your program thanks

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

It's Sal's fault, he makes this boring stuff completely addictive and fascinating! He would've made a GREAT cook!

[@MrWolfriver]

@@PandemoniumMeltDown I'll second that. My friends always ask me, "How do you know so much about this?"

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

@@MrWolfriver 🤓

[@nextinstitute7824]

Sal's legendary.

[@nextinstitute7824]

​@@MrWolfriver Chinese friends, I presume 😏

[@virtual2152]

The Columbia bar can be astonishly dangerous. Go to the museum in Astoria, Oregon, at the mouth of the river. I know I won't forget it.

[@tomriley5790]

Impressive skill by the tugboat captains doing that transit too!

[@laurenglass4514]

It is evident that you educate not indoctrinate . We learn something factual and specific every day and what it means .

[@danam0228]

Hooyah! Congrats to tug boat captains for the recognition they deserve. And rhanks to Sal for both initially criticizing (not a mistake at all, just an opinion on his part) the type of command structure chosen for the cleanup and also recognizing their proper management and execution of the cleanup - great teamwork.

[@jeffr6280]

And THAT's why they say "a picture says a thousand words." Those images really capture the enormity of the size and scope of the damage, and the enormous challenges the salvage team were presented with. It's a shame the work hasn't been highlighted more(really at all) by the mainstream media, because there are a bunch of people who have done exceptional work. Lets hope the team tasked with building the new bridge works in similar fashion.

[@robertwazniak9495]

That's because the men and women who do the productive work of the nation are too busy working to toot their own horn. Only the politicians and their useful idiots have the time to use media to brag about how they think things should be done while the productive members of society have already got the task half done. I have yet to see a career politician on either side do anything more than run for re-election, glad hand and take credit for the accomplishments of others.

[@ShakesSphere]

Happy Maritme Day, Baltimore!!! ⛵️⛵️⛵️

[@erikjohnson3255]

Nice touch with including the MD Governor's acknowledgement of the tugboaters that have been working with the Dali.

[@dannyestes832]

Safe travels everyone. What a channel, Need a KZbin award for informational/educational sites like this.

[@1898nc2]

I just drove by Dali this morning on my way to a mri lol

[@mellissadalby1402]

As a Maryland citizen, I like Governor Wes Moore. I also liked Larry Hogan. I am (and have always been() a big fan of Tugboats. They are the hardest working boats in the harbor. No B.S. just power and reliability, getting the job done, day in, day out with little to no recognition. Mostly taken for granted, but I get it and I DO appreciate them.

[@donalddodson7365]

About 1956 I was in the Second Grade in San Diego, CA USA. One of our projects was to study our ("world famous") harbor and maritime in general. Our hands-on project was to build a wooden boat, about 8" long by 4" wide. Mine was a tug boat, painted blue with white shoe laces forming the railings.

[@themastershands5130]

Another issue with the Portland container terminal. About 3 or 4 years ago there was a port workers strike which backfired. The container terminal was closed during the strike and most shippers in the area discovered it was relatively easy and cost effective to truck their containers to Seattle during the strike. Once the strike ended, the business never came back.

[@wgowshipping]

The labor situation is not ideal.

[@donaldcarey114]

@@wgowshipping Neither is the liberal/Democrat run political situation.

[@matzrat5006]

@@donaldcarey114 yeah lets go back to having 40 ships lined up at every dock. with nothing moving, Can't even run Congress , let alone a dog pound.

[@kstricl]

I may not be a Mariner, but I always figured Dali would be made seaworthy in the US then transit back to Asia to be fully repaired. Glad to hear someone who is actually an expert say the same.

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

It's way too expensive to fully repair the Dali in USA.

[@bakedbean37]

Who knew I needed maritime news in my life? And where better to get it? Cheers to Sal and to all you salty sea dogs out there who seldom get a mention or consideration.

[@TS-bj8my]

I have to admit that I never thought that I'd routinely log on to watch your show on shipping but I am. Thanks keep up the great work!

[@ross-sy7rh]

Thanks so much Sal. You do not know how important you are for understanding the world. When will you get your pulitzer prize?

[@mark1sown]

Hi love your show, watch everyday here in Prince Rupert, B. C. Canada 🇨🇦 as a longshoreman 50 years, grandfather's on Mom and Dad's side retired Union 🙏🤠🤜

[@wyldhowl2821]

Woo, Prince Rupert, our little brother port up the coast! (Not so little as it used to be.)

[@user-bt8vn3dj6o]

I am currently reading Winston Churchill's account of World War I, and "shipping insurance rates" were mentioned by Mr. Churchill. Without your channel I would not have understood the significance of insurance rates increasing. Thanks for educating this old man.

[@tinacatharinaeden2711]

Happy Maritime Day to all Mariners! Nice to see the tug captains being recognized. They have done a great job doing a hard job. Much respect for everyone involved in this disaster. I hope the Dali crew gets to go home to their families now. Will there be another crew assigned? I wouldn't want to be around when they open those reefer containers. Sal, thanks for another great video!

[@meRyanP]

I like that you do your "hey subscribe and like" pitch live in each video, and you even keep it rolling when you stumble on your words. Don't ever change that!

[@garry1214]

You are a good guy, Sal. "I am sorry Australia and New Zealand for blocking you out". Classic consideration.

[@jeffree9015]

It's beyone me how I started regularly watching videos about global shipping.

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

Me too, but he does it so well. I learned a lot about shipping a very critical but overlooked way the world ships goods. That's a lot of ships on the ocean right now. Wow. Small changes can have huge impact.

[@reneeparker7475]

It's always good to see anyone recognizing the hard work that other do, on our behalf. Those who work on ships and tugboats, as well as our Coast Guard do unimaginable work, so I thank them too. Happy Maritime Day, to all mariners!!!

[@tomriley5790]

I'd like to take a moment to say how impressed I am with whoever it was that built the Dali - I mean that ship had a huge Bridge fall on with massive force, it burried it into the bottom for a month or two and then floated off, yes it took some damage but still very impressive that it put up with all the abuse and stresses involved.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

The containers were great crumple zone.

[@whazzat8015]

@@ThatOpalGuy Hey, that was my Nikes you are talking about!

[@nextinstitute7824]

​@@whazzat8015 😂😂

[@jonmccormick8683]

Ship steel is specialized.

[@deborahkielb7629]

Sal, Thanks for showing the Governor recognizing the tug captains.I'm a big fan of tugs and appreciate their work.

[@lodragan]

Thanks Sal! Your channel has become one of a few that I depend on to get a picture of what's happening in our world. A key component of international trade is the Transportation system.

[@nekomakhea9440]

It's not just that the LCS''s suck, USN keeps trying to start construction on its FREMM Frigates to replace them, but couldn't even settle on a finalized blueprint for what they even want the Constellation class frigates to do, so they changed nearly every part of the original FREMM design to the point that its basically a new ship, causing it to go over schedule and budget. The whole point of buying FREMM is it's COTS, so they can get it cheaply & quickly after wasting so much time and money on trying to resuscitate LCS, but they defeated that point. They always try to blame shipyard workforce recruitment & retention, but that's just a polite way of saying "more money please;" the issue is mismanaging the resources they were already given, which isn't fixed by throwing more money at the problem, its fixed by accountability.

[@SVSky]

That makes me so mad. COTS is the way to go but every Admiral has to have his own "mark" on the project.

[@DM-mv4eq]

Peeling the onion back more. Selecting an existing design was never going to reduce changes if U.S. gear was to be included and U.S. key performance indicators met. Here is the would never be he same short list: - Radar(s) - Gun - VLS number, length and weight - ASM -Decoys -ECM/ESM -CWIS/Point Defense That would create a different hotel load, likely upping the generator power needed. Surprise surprise we picked the gensets in German F-125 and UK Type 26 / Aussie Hunter / Canadian whatever they call it.

[@fakename8856]

Tariffs are taxes on Americans for foreign goods. It is not a tax on China.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Dont expect maga to understand that.

[@robertewalt7789]

Except for government owned companies in China selling goods in the US.

[@erniew5805]

@@robertewalt7789 final buyer pays the tariff. the tariff is collected at the border but the cost is passed on to the consumer

[@yvesbajulaz]

Yup, peons always cheer… not realizing they are footing the bill with their hard earned $…

[@n6mz]

Finally! We've been waiting for this episode Dr Sal. THANKS!

[@maryt2887]

Thanks to Sal, I have a great respect for the maritime industry and specifically for those who operate tugboats. It has been clear throughout this whole Baltimore ordeal that the professionals on the water should be honored and recognized for their hard work. I wonder how many young people out there are considering careers in the maritime industry. The older I get, and the more I know about who actually “makes the world go around,” I wish I were back in my teens and aware of the myriad choices that exist.

[@Krisp-zu8gk]

I love that lego globe.

[@JohnBare747]

For a very old guy like me (82) when I think tugboat captain I think of Tugboat Annie (Marie Dressler) and Wallace Beery her husband Terry in the "Tugboat Annie" movies. A favorite of mine as a kid in the 1950's. Television was a new thing and had mostly old movie reruns, most of them old 1930;s and 40's black and white which was fine as TV was all black and white in those days. I'm an old dude, party line phones, B&W TV only 3 stations. Big deal when we finally got a single line Dial your own number phone. Oh, yeah, and a refrigerator that did not have to have Ice delivered every few days. The wonder drugs were Mercurochrome, Vaseline, and Band-Aid's for anything below a bone poling through the skin. We were tough in those days, ridiculed if you were the last kid on the block to break at least an arm or leg. The "Good old Days?" Things are not the same. From my point of view from those days this is an alien civilization I'm living in now.

[@JeffHancock93]

Thanks for another great episode. Happy Maritime Day. My grandfather was a Merchant Marine in WW2, making dangerous runs to Murmansk. I appreciate your kind words about the Merchant Marines.

[@Nhurm]

Portland pilots are the masters of the craft.

[@creativecatalyst777]

Good Morning, Sal. Hope you're well. Thanks for the update❤

[@NatRomano-or4mc]

well said, very civil of you. on the political parties and non-partisanship.

[@donnadornbusch6738]

Sal, I first started following you with the “Dali” incident, and still continue. I’m a retired 77 years young lady. What you share has been so informative - worthy of a slot on National News. More attention must be made evident( as you do) pertaining to the shipping industry. So, I want to thank you, Sal, for the knowledge you have shared and will continue sharing. 👍

[@makingmusiconline2309]

So the Dali was on a "Three Hour Tour" .... good luck Gilligan!

[@hammer-fn7gm]

Tariffs = higher cost to consumer, profit for the government.

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

The big trap is that CCP subsidizes almost 100% of the cost and is used as a weapon... so they don't care for selling it for 1$, tariffed at 2$ when other cars are sold 50k+$... they'll achieve their goal of economic destruction of the west... unless there is a ban on weaponized goods exported by CCP Land, KGB Land and other terrorist lands and affiliates, which amounts to all goods not in a properly secure sourcing and manufacturing process.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

Profit for corporations.

[@richarddietzen3137]

@@ThatOpalGuyNo, tariffs reduce profit on imports and encourage domestic manufacturing. They also reduce the federal deficit.

[@RussetPotato]

@@richarddietzen3137not without domestic manufacturing existing or being created. It’s a nice idea but the domestic manufacturing industry doesn’t end up with a long term revival through tariffs. Subsidies however make domestic manufacturing competitive with foreign manufacturing.

[@UncleKennysPlace]

No worries, they'll lower your taxes to compensate!

[@donalddodson7365]

Bravo, Professor Sal! Excellent recognition of US National Maritime Day (5/22/2024). Thank you for making your KZbin channel one of the very few fact-based and truly informational channels. Also applauding "I'm a college professor. I believe in the idea of educating, not indoctrinating." The USA has clearly lost this truth, at the same time it no longer "rules the waves." Blessings.

[@p.k.5455]

I love that you teach and NOT indoctrinate!!! Too many people in a "teaching" position use the position to push their own ideology and not true information so your channel is refreshing!!!

[@user-di4kv9yk3g]

Bravo, (wow there's a word i seldom use) but i think praise to all those performing thankless tasks, and that can be in any type of work, those front of scene and those behind the scenes, somebody has to do the maths, the administration, i wonder who kept tabs on the man hours of everyone, working on this bridge - i have to agree Sal, it seems the organizing ran pretty smooth compared to some i have mentioned previously - so yes Bravo to everyone, and of course there is still more to come, i think the work still to do on Dali will be of much interest

[@philhatfield2282]

I really appreciate the information you convey. It's informative, it's balanced. You own any misspeaks you may make, you make the conveyance of information interesting. And now you inform what I have often understood about your channel, but you have confirmed it, you are not political in your dispensing of information and you keep the politics out of things. Good on you!

[@byronharano2391]

Fleetweek kicked off in New York! Aloha Sal. Always good to hear from you Professor and Shipmate!!

[@RNemy509]

Holy shite! I never realized how many container ships are sailing at a given time! Dayum!!!

[@tamsinp7711]

Five utterances of Bab-el-Mandeb in quick succession - just as well I was drinking coffee and not whisky!

[@michaelmeehan9083]

One of my best friends was a Tug Captain who worked the construction of the Pier in Pearl Harbor for USS Missouri. Great guy!! We shared many libations back in the day.

[@samhinds2369]

I would love to see the blow by blow of the Dali having the bridge deck removed unloading all the containers and follow all the way through the repairs

[@nsmith440A]

Great work, as always. As someone who grew up in 'Ory-gun' my ears perk up when I hear it mentioned (regardless of how it is pronounced). I've been looking for the traffic cone since they started moving the MV Dali but haven't seen it. I hope somebody has 'rescued' it and that you receive as a token of appreciation of how much you have educated the public. Thank you!

[@SmallWonda]

It IS impressive - it's been a long time since I've been this impressed with a US response to a catastrophe. I like to think it has boosted Baltimore's cred! And all the folk involved...

[@tflashtube]

Incredible achievement! US naval prowess at its best! Well done!

[@mnoxman]

Not that it matters from me but this is the best place as any to put in my $0.10. Shout out to everyone who cleared this and is clearing this up. A parade might not be the best thing but a few tiers of framed certificates are in order.

[@bfs007a]

So many involved doing some *really* difficult stuff. Very impressive.

[@axcs0119]

Sal I shared your original concerns about the unified command. I have to say that they recovered the lost workers, opened channels and managed to remove the MV Dali .

[@johncorder5353]

u right it the knowledge not the color of our coats. stand as one. Love how u covered the Dali and I am getting a education on shipping by listening to ur posts. Keep up the good work

[@WowIndescribable]

Those tugboat dudes look so badass...and I am sure they are!

[@frankbarnwell____]

Coming up on 300k tons or subscribers... All good Sal!

[@AllNighterHeider]

Great news Thanks Sal, your work is very appreciated

[@jcak552]

Thanks Prof, for all you do and your channel..

[@miker648]

Sal, it was great giving us more Insite what goes on behind the seen what it takes this country operate. It also shows how losing! port can have major a major to the supply chain. There is little tolerance for error, and the ports are running close to 100% of capacity.

[@yellowstone024]

Great job presenting facts about maritime shipping in the Port of Baltimore and all over the world

[@DeaconBlu]

❤😎👍👏👏👏 FANTASTIC video sir! Thank You Sal! I absolutely Love the detail and “small stuff” that you put forward. The people, the materials…the minutia… It All counts and you put it out there when most outlets won’t or don’t. I find your work to be Outstanding sir. Thank You!

[@BeechSportBill]

…need a whole line of Sal-shirts!

[@stephanieparker1250]

Great photos, thanks for the update and news, Sal!

[@thedabblingwarlock]

Just subscribed. Thanks for producing these and teaching more about not just what's going on with shipping, but also how all of this affects us.

[@MrCJHamill]

Thanks very much! A very clear and thorough background as to what's happening with the Dali.

[@redc8783]

Thanks Sal a great presentation today 😊

[@ZAR797]

Thanks for the update Captain Sal. Always appreciated

[@acm_1985]

16:40 The fresh young people running for presidency just got me. Its what most people think somehow imo. Watching Your videos for quite some time and increasingly enjoy them - so here is my like, follow and bell to Your support. Please continue Your good work ⚓

[@octaneandwrenches12]

Great episode today. Thank you for all you do

[@cylonred8902]

To me - it is amazing that in rough seas - more containers are not lost. I know they have systems in place to prevent them from tumbling off, but I can't square that up with what I see when looking at the rear of the ship.

[@DAVIDMILLER-nc9vo]

Thanks for the extensive information!

[@josephvalentjr7677]

Thanks Sal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@John-jl9de]

Great report and update. Thanks, we appreciate it.

[@lydiafife8716]

Thank you! 🙏 always learning so much!

[@gort400]

Great Job! Thank you SIR!

[@fkaMilo]

Great show. Thanks!

[@danapeck5382]

Thanks, great content, great show of appreciation, all the best

[@sailingirwin5489]

Good job Sal, thank you!

[@ddblairco]

thank you

[@darvisprime]

Thanks Sal

[@patriciagailmcclary8283]

You’re awesome!!! Thanks for the information and insight 😊

[@michaelsowden5892]

Dr. M. thank you again for a great show as always.

[@JK-zw8ec]

Thanks!

[@debcamp2359]

Great update Saul!❤

[@Ilingoceros]

Everyone, everyone from A to Z, involved in the Dali - Key Bridge salvage operation is to be commended. They've done an enormous and extremely difficult and complicated job at lightning speed with no fatalities or serious injuries so far. Consummate professionals up and down the line. Hats off!!

[@Metapharsical]

21:15 Thank you Sal for pointing at the ominous elephant in the room! 🎵WE DONT TALK ABOUT CHIN-AAA🎵 🎶NO NO NO🎶 🎵WE DONT TALK ABOUT CHIN-AAAAA🎵

[@Darisiabgal7573]

I have waited all week for this.

[@luke6575]

What surprises me in all of this is how strong ships are made. The front is broken but didn’t fall off 😂

[@darryltaylor4408]

Thanks for all the work you do to keep us informed 🧸

[@jerzeygirl1280]

So happy for my customers that their containers are now able to discharge in Baltimore again 🎉🙂 No more trucking from NJ and Norfolk 👍

[@w13rdguy]

Thanks for great content.

[@monicamolloy5105]

Very impressive reporting, I particularly appreciate your collaboration with other reporters. Thanks / Monica

[@ricksusanosterlund2901]

Thanks for another educational video.

[@charles_cody]

Can we get a deep dive on Tugboats?

[@kellychuba]

like how we could employ every Maritimer out there by expanding regulations to protect our infrastructure?

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

I just woke up from a daydream where I was working on a tugboat! Read your comment and thought: So, yes please!

[@JohnSmith-gb5vg]

Our product came in through Long Beach (LB), train then via Las Vegas, Utah, Wyoming and then down to Denver. When LB would go on strike our product would come into Tacoma, train across to Chicago, re-train, then through Nebraska to Denver. 😊

[@JK-zw8ec]

Excellent report.